The physical death of a deeply beloved animal is one of the most poignant, sacred and often emotionally devastating life passages animal lovers ever experience. I believe that our grief at these times deserves to be honored with acknowledgment of the legitimacy of our loss, and to be supported with great love, tenderness and effective support skills.

The most empowering things we can do to help grievers is to learn to be truly present with their suffering: to listen, not advise; to judiciously and gently suggest possibilities, not impose our beliefs as fact; to be with them as they find their own way, not judge, push or prod them in the way we think they should grow. To be truly present with someone's pain without feeling a need to fix it, reconcile it, or recoil from it is one of the most powerful gifts we can give another. It requires patience, discernment of what to say when, skills of empathic expression, and great respect for the wisdom of the other's soul. These delicate and subtle grief support skills can be learned and integrated into our practices as animal communicators and healers.

This brief, four session teleclass offers an introduction to these skills and ideas as well as an overview of the grief recovery process. There will be time in each session for questions and answers and discussion of the material.

Instructor: Teresa Wagner

For more information, and to register, please visit:
http://tinyurl.com/y8p6qew

(class start time is Central Time)